According to
National Institute of Health, medical malpractice kills nearly 225, 000 people each year. After heart attacks and cancer, death from medical practice has become the third leading cause of death in United States. If you or a member of your family has been the victim of medical negligence or medical malpractice, you probably have a number of important questions, including what qualifications to look for when choosing a medical malpractice attorney.
The most important item to consider when selecting a lawyer for representation in a medical malpractice lawsuit is experience. If the attorney does not have extensive experience with medical malpractice, including court room experience, the victim of medical malpractice will be placed at a severe disadvantage when dealing with the attorneys representing the other side. The defense attorneys representing the doctors or other negligent medical professionals carefully examine the background of the attorney representing the medical malpractice victim. If the attorney does not have a strong court room background, including a track record of winning cases, this can dramatically reduce the amount of the settlement, or even prevent a settlement offer from being made in the first place.